B.S. Microbiology
The purpose of the BS in Microbiology is to serve students who seek to develop a strong background in microbiology and molecular biology, with applications for biotechnology, medical, and environmental biology. Majors gain experiences that prepare them to participate in the development of research plans and their implementation, and to be competent to carry out standard microbiological and molecular biology techniques in the laboratory. The BS in Microbiology prepares students to be competitive for positions in research, graduate schools, health professional schools, and in the biotechnology industry.
Core Requirements
Students pursuing a Bachelor of Science degree must satisfy the General Education Objectives (a minimum of 37 credits). Students must also satisfy the core requirements listed below and at least 13 credits of elective courses in Microbiology. (Need 36 upper division course hours.) In order to make timely progress toward the degree, it is imperative that the student work closely with a major advisor.
General Education
The listing below includes program requirements that also fulfill General Education requirements.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Objective 1 | 6 | |
| Objective 2 | 3 | |
| Objective 3 - MATH 1160 or MATH 1170 | 3 | |
| Objective 4 | 6 | |
| Objective 5 - BIOL 1101, BIOL 1101L, PHYS 1111 | 7 | |
| Objective 6 | 6 | |
| Students must fulfill Objective 7 or Objective 8 | 3 | |
Objective 7 | ||
Objective 8 | ||
| Objective 9 | 3 | |
| Total Credits | 37 | |
Required Courses in Biological Sciences:
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| BIOL 1101 & 1101L | Biology I and Biology I Lab (Partially satisfies General Education Objective 5) | 4 |
| BIOL 1102 & 1102L | Biology II and Biology II Lab | 4 |
| BIOL 1191 | Wonder about Biology | 1 |
| BIOL 2233 & 2233L | Principles of Microbiology and Principles of Microbiology Lab | 4 |
| BIOL 3358 | Genetics | 3 |
| Choose either: | 3-6 | |
| Biochemistry | ||
| OR | ||
| Biochemistry I | ||
AND | ||
| Biochemistry II | ||
| BIOL 4433 & 4433L | Microbial Physiology and Microbial Physiology Laboratory | 4 |
| BIOL 4434 & 4434L | Microbial Diversity and Microbial Diversity Lab | 4 |
| BIOL 4444 & 4444L | Molecular Biology and Molecular Biology Lab | 4 |
| BIOL 4451 & 4451L | Immunology and Immunology Laboratory | 4 |
| OR | ||
| Pathogenic Microbiology and Pathogenic Microbiology Laboratory | ||
| BIOL 4498 | Seminar in Biochemistry, Microbiology, and Molecular Biology | 1 |
| Total Credits | 36-39 | |
Required Courses in Chemistry, Mathematics, and Physics:
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| CHEM 1111 & 1111L | General Chemistry I and General Chemistry I Lab | 5 |
| CHEM 1112 & 1112L | General Chemistry II and General Chemistry II Lab | 4 |
| CHEM 2232 & CHEM 2234 | Quantitative Analysis and Quantitative Analysis Laboratory | 4 |
| CHEM 3301 & CHEM 3303 | Organic Chemistry I and Organic Chemistry Laboratory I | 4 |
| CHEM 3302 & CHEM 3304 | Organic Chemistry II and Organic Chemistry Laboratory II | 4 |
| MATH 1160 | Survey of Calculus (Satisfies General Education Objective 3) | 3-4 |
| or MATH 1170 | Calculus I | |
| PHYS 1111 & PHYS 1113 | General Physics I and General Physics I Laboratory | 4 |
| PHYS 1112 & PHYS 1114 | General Physics II and General Physics II Laboratory (Partially satisfies General Education Objective 5) | 4 |
| Total Credits | 32-33 | |
Students in the Bachelor of Science in Microbiology degree program must take a minimum of 13 credits from the Microbiology Electives course list. These 13 credits require a minimum of six credits of BIOL electives.
Microbiology Electives (13 credits)
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| BIOL 4423 | General Parasitology | 3 |
| BIOL 4436 | Food Microbiology | 3 |
| BIOL 4437/CHEM 4438 | Experimental Biochemistry | 1 |
| BIOL 4451 & 4451L | Immunology and Immunology Laboratory 1 | 4 |
| BIOL 4454 | Advanced Immunology | 3 |
| BIOL 4455 & 4455L | Pathogenic Microbiology and Pathogenic Microbiology Laboratory 1 | 4 |
| BIOL 4461 | Microbial Genetics | 3 |
| BIOL 4469 | Special Topics in Microbiology | 1-4 |
| BIOL 4473 & 4473L | Applied and Environmental Microbiology and Applied Environmental Microbiology Lab | 4 |
| BIOL 4475 | General Virology | 3 |
| BIOL 4480 & BIOL 4481 & BIOL 4482 | Mentored Research Alliance and Independent Problems and Independent Problems | 1-3 |
| CHEM 2211 & CHEM 2213 | Inorganic Chemistry I and Inorganic Chemistry I Laboratory | 4 |
| CHEM 3311 & CHEM 3312 | Introduction to Research and Introduction to Research | 2 |
| CHEM 3331 & CHEM 3334 | Instrumental Analysis and Instrumental Analysis Laboratory | 4 |
| CHEM 3341 | Topics in Physical Chemistry I | 3 |
| CHEM 3342 | Topics in Physical Chemistry II | 3 |
| CHEM 3365 & CHEM 3366 | Synthetic Methods and Synthetic Methods Laboratory | 4 |
| CHEM 4407 | Inorganic Chemistry II | 2 |
| CHEM 4433 & CHEM 4437 | Environmental Chemistry and Environmental Chemistry Laboratory | 3 |
- 1
One of these courses may be taken as an elective, providing the other course is used to fulfill the core requirement.
Degree Totals
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Program Admission Requirements | 0 | |
| General Education | 37 | |
| Major Requirements (Required General Education credits removed.) | 71-75 | |
| Upper Division Free Electives | 0 | |
| Free Electives | 8-12 | |
| Total Credits | 120 | |